Author: |
Johannes Gottfried Hallier, 1898 |
Family: |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
Origin: |
Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, Madagascar, Tanzania (Somalia?) |
Soil: |
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
15
Centimetres |
Height: |
1 Meter |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds/? |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Pentacrostigma nyctanthum K. Afzel. 1929 |
This member of the Convolvulaceae
family was described by Johannes Gottfried Hallier in 1898. It is found in
Kenya, Tanganyika, Madagascar, Tanzania and Uganda, growing in a well drained soil with some water
and some sun. The caudex can grow to fifteen centimetres in
diameter, the branches up to one meter. The flowers are white.
The
generic name Ipomoea is derived from the Greek ἴψ, ἰπός;
íps, ipós,
meaning 'woodworm', and ὅμοιος; hómoios,
meaning 'resembling'. It referring to their twining habit. The species name 'with long throat'. |